Litecoin uses a slightly different mining technique than bitcoin, but has been largely left out of the cryptocurrency explosion. While the cryptocurrency has seen its value skyrocket by 4,975% this year, it’s still trading at just $187 per coin, compared to bitcoin’s $17,006. For comparison’s sake, bitcoin is up 2,062% in the last 12 months.

The electricity used to mine bitcoin this year is bigger than the annual usage of 159 countries, a British research firm recently estimated.

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